Dinner plate from the gold and black striped 'Fabeltiere' service
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)
Datec.1740
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Outside Diameter: 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue
Repairer's mark 16
DescriptionMeissen 'Fabeltier' and Chinoiserie plate from the gold and black-striped service and in the style associated with A.F. von Lowenfinck. It has a brown-edged rim and a continuous landscape with banana-like plants. In the centre a bushy-tailed creature of the genus Copra swaggering amid indianische Blumen.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.650
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Adam Friedrich von Löwenfinck
c.1735
Object number: G83.1.649
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.642
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.644a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.641
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.640
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730
Object number: G83.1.1257
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.645.1-2
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1796-1799
Object number: G19.10.6.1-4
